The Vietnam national under-23 and Olympic football team ( vi, Đội tuyển Bóng đá U-23 và Olympic Quốc gia Việt Nam) represents

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

in international football tournaments at the under-22 and under-23 age level.

History

Early years and downfall

The team is considered to be the feeder team for the

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. During the

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in the

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, a betting and

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scandal involving the team former captain Lê Quốc Vượng shocked the team reputation. The scandal destroyed several of the team players careers, including striker Phạm Văn Quyến and shattered Vietnamese public image towards the youth team to which many of their football fans shied away from the sport with the number of football attendance also decrease dramatically.

Youth redevelopment and revival

In 2007, the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy was established through partnership with Arsenal F.C., JMG Academy and the Vietnamese privately owned Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Corporation to revive the Vietnamese football scenes. Through training of the Vietnamese youth in the academy, this subsequently produced many new talented players which become part of the new generation of the under-23 squad.

AFC U-23 Championship

2016 AFC U-23 Championship

Under Japanese coach Toshiya Miura, Vietnam made their debut in this tournament having qualified from the AFC U-23 qualification in 2016. Positioned in Group I in the qualifiers, Vietnam claimed their first victory over

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by 2–1, though losing to Japan by 0–2 in the next match. The team managed to gain a large victory over

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by 7–0 in their last group match, and subsequently became the group runners-up. The team then placed in Group D, where they lost 1–3 to

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, 0–2 to Australia, and 2–3 to

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2018 AFC U-23 Championship and the beginning of the Golden Generation

The team made their second entry in this tournament under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo having qualified from the AFC U-23 qualification in 2018. Drawn again in Group I in the qualifiers, the team started their first match with a 4–0 victory over

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before accomplishing a great win of 8–1 over Macau. Although they lost to

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by 1–2 in the third group match, Vietnam qualified to the AFC U-23 Championship as the Group I runners-up. The team then placed again in Group D. Although they lost again to South Korea by 1–2, the team bounced back and defeated Australia by 1–0 before drawing 0–0 with Syria. The team became the group runners-up and subsequently became the first

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n team, alongside Malaysia, who were able to qualify into the quarter finals for the first time in the tournament as well in both teams' history. At the quarter finals, Vietnam managed to lead the match into additional time with a draw score of 3–3 against former champion

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, before winning the

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by 5–3, sending the team to semi-finals. The team then met

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with the match ending in another draw of 2–2 where they won the match with their second penalty shoot-out of the tournament by 4–3, resulting in the team being the first Southeast Asian football team in history to go to the finals in the competition's history and for the first time ever Vietnam had participated in the final of an AFC competition. At the finals, Vietnam lost to

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by 1–2, claiming second place. Despite Vietnam's failure to win the tournament, this was hailed as a historic achievement for Vietnam and the team received national wide welcome after returning from China and subsequently honored by the state for its historic performance.

2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Vietnam tried to run for the race to host the competition, but was eventually beaten by Thailand over the hosting rights. Thus, Vietnam had to take part on the

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where Vietnam was seeded together with

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and

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, Thailand officially qualified regardless of results. Even though being seeded in a tough group, Vietnam went on to overcome both opponents with over 11 goals scored and conceded none, topping the group with a perfect fashion including the famed 4–0 win over Thailand. In the main stage which served as the qualification for the

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, Vietnam was again seeded into group D where they would once again reunite with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, alongside

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. They had two 0-0 draws over United Arab Emirates and Jordan, before lose to North Korea by 1-2 and being eliminated by finished last place in the group.

Asian Games

2018 Asian Games

In the

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, Vietnam made another remarkable achievement under the guidance of coach Park as they qualified to the semi-finals for the first time in their history with a clean sheet. Drawn in Group D, the team beat

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by 3–0,

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by 2–0, and former champion Japan by 1–0 to lead the group. In the second round, Vietnam then met

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and defeated them by 1–0 before defeating Syria 1–0 in the quarter-finals in a match that went to

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. At the semi-finals, Vietnam met the defending champion South Korea, led by their 2018 FIFA World Cup players such as pair strikers

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and their goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, where they failed to continue their path to the finals after losing by 1–3. The team then met

for the bronze medal match. The score remained 1–1 after extra time, and they ended up losing the penalty shoot-out 3–4.

Southeast Asian Games

2019 Southeast Asian Games

The victory in the 2019 football edition of the

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is considered as the country first ever SEA Games men's football title since the Vietnamese reunification, having won the first edition of the

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through South Vietnam. In the 2019 edition, Vietnam opened their campaign in

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with a large victory over

by 6–0 as well as Laos by 6–1 before defeating

and

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through a slim win by 2–1 and 1–0 respectively. In their last match in the group, Vietnam able to drawn itself by 2–2 against long-time SEA Games men's dominating champion

after being left by two goals in the earlier minutes. After successfully securing themselves in the top group standings, they then meet the rising team of

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in the semi-finals and defeat them with a large win of 4–0 before meeting Indonesia again in the final and defeat them by 3–0 to secure the title after 60 years long-waited.

2021 Southeast Asian Games

Due to the pandemic, the 2021 Seagames hosted by Vietnam, were postponed to 2022. Playing in front of their home fans, Vietnam would successfully defend their Seagames title, as coach Park Hang-seo in his last tournament for the u23/Olympic team, led the nation to their 2nd straight gold medal. Vietnam began their campaign in the 31st Seagames with a comfortable win over

3-0. They failed to breakthrough in the second match, as Vietnam were held to a draw against the

by a score of 0-0. Vietnam would bounce back and win both their last group matches against

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and

to advance to the knockout stage. Vietnam would narrowly defeat

in a thrilling semi-final match that went to extra time, to advance to the Final. Facing their biggest rivals

, an 83rd minute winner by Nhâm Mạnh Dũng erupted the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in cheers as Vietnam won back to back gold medals in the Seagames football tournament. Vietnam would end their campaign with 0 goals allowed, a SEA Games record, as coach Park Hang-seo exits the Under 23/Olympic team in style.

Kits and sponsors

Kit suppliers

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include:

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, Grand Sport,

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, Bia Saigon, Acecook,

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, Kao Vietnam,

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and TNI Corporation.

Honours

Continental *

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: : Runners-up (1):

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* Asian Games: ** Fourth place (1):

Regional * AFF U-23 Championship : Winners (1):

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: Third place (1):

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: Gold medal (2):

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: Silver medal (3): 2003, 2005, 2009 : Bronze medal (1): 2015 Friendly tournaments * VFF Vietnam International Friendly Cup : Champions (3): 2005, 2009,

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: Champions (1):

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Competitive records

Olympic Games

*Since 1992,

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changed into an Under-23 tournament.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

*Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changed into an Under-23 tournament.

SEA Games

*Since 2001,

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changed into an Under-23 tournament.

AFF U-23 Youth Championship

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (prior to 2021 known as the AFC U-23 Championship), a biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the ...

from 1 to 19 June 2022.

Previous squads

; AFF U-23 Championship *

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* 2022 AFF U-23 Championship ;Southeast Asian Games *

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2009 Southeast Asian Games ) , Nations participating = 11 , Athletes participating = 3100 , Events = 372 in 25 sports , Opening ceremony = 9 December 2009 , Closing ceremony = 18 December 2009 , Officially opened by = Choummaly Sayason ...

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2013 Southeast Asian Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games ( my, ၂၀၁၃ ခုနှစ် အရှေ့တောင် အာရှ အားကစား ပြိုင်ပွဲ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and com ...

2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, o ...

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* 2019 Southeast Asian Games *

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;Asian Games * Football at the 2006 Asian Games squads * Football at the 2010 Asian Games squads * Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads * Football at the 2018 Asian Games squads ;AFC U-23 Asian Cup * 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads * 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads * 2020 AFC U-23 Championship squads * 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads

Coaching staff

Coaches

''Coaches by years since 1999'' .

Head to head records

An all-time record table of Vietnam national under-23 football team in major competitions only including; Summer Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, M-150 Cup, VFF Cup,

, AFF U-22 Championship and some other official friendly matches.

Notes

References

External links

* {{National sports teams of Vietnam U23 Asian national under-23 association football teams

History

Early years and downfall

Youth redevelopment and revival

AFC U-23 Championship

2016 AFC U-23 Championship

2018 AFC U-23 Championship and the beginning of the Golden Generation

2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Asian Games

2018 Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

2019 Southeast Asian Games

2021 Southeast Asian Games

Kits and sponsors

Kit suppliers

Sponsorship

Honours

Competitive records

Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

SEA Games

AFF U-23 Youth Championship

Recent results and fixtures

2021

2022

Players

Current squad

Previous squads

Coaching staff

Coaches

Head to head records

See also

Notes

References

External links